Opuntia engelmannii
('Engelmanni') Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. (1850)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | George Engelmann | 🌵 Published in | Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(2): 207 (1850) |
Named for German-American physician and botanist George Engelmann (1809-1884). Engelmann published the name himself, but attributed it to Joseph zu Salm-Dyck. Compare Echinocereus engelmannii.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Sep 14). Opuntia engelmannii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntia-engelmannii